ASC Connect 2026 Agenda
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. MDT
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, MacLeod Hall
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| Networking breakfast | ||
| Remarks from The Honourable Jason Nixon, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance | ||
| Fireside chat: Perspectives on capital markets across Canada and key takeaways for Alberta. |
Moderator: John McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group |
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Panel discussion: The energy sector has a generational opportunity in front of it. This panel will discuss what it will take to seize it. Navigating shifting geopolitics, unlocking capital, opening new export markets, and building the infrastructure to reach them will require long-term investment on a scale we haven't seen since the early 2000s, and regulatory reform that keeps pace.
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| Lunch and networking break | ||
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Hosted by: The Honourable Jason Kenney, PC, ECA, former federal Cabinet Minister and former Alberta Premier |
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Panel discussion: Canada doesn't lack ambition, talent, or ideas; but is it a trusted innovation jurisdiction? This panel explores the design choices required to deliver speed without recklessness, experimentation without opacity, and regulation that turns innovative ideas into scaled companies and deeper markets. |
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Panel discussion: Regulation must adapt within an environment of change, and this conversation will explore the ASC’s perspective on how we balance investor protection and regulatory burden, modernization, competitiveness, and innovation. |
Moderator: Katrina Prokopy, General Counsel, ASC Lynn Tsutsumi, Director, Market Regulation, ASC Denise Weeres, Director, Corporate Finance, ASC |
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| Cocktail reception |
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